How to Use cake in a Sentence

cake

1 of 2 noun

• I made three cakes for the party.
• He blew out the candles on his birthday cake.
• The cake was topped with berries.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
• That’s where éclair cake comes in.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
• That’s where éclair cake comes in.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
• That’s where éclair cake comes in.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
• This treat is not very cake-like.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
• So how does a lamb cake go baaaaaad?
  — Lisa Gutierrez april 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
• Be sure to give the cake time to cool.
  — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
• Have your cake and choke on it, too.
  — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
• Pour half the hot syrup over the hot cake.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
• This cake feels like a breath of fresh air.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
• This cake feels like a breath of fresh air.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
• While not a dump cake, this dessert comes close.
  — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
• For any host, this cake will catch some eyes.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
• For any host, this cake will catch some eyes.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
• Snack cakes are a great bite at any time of day.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Brush half of Marsala soak over cake.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• But if there is a cake, this one may take it.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
• Brush the glaze over top of the cake while still warm.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• Use olive oil to make baked goods like cakes and bread.
  — Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
• The cashier told her there were just a few fruit cakes left.
  — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
• The dish is made as a cake of sticky rice filled with pork.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• This is clip is icing in the cake.
  — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
• This is just the icing on the cake.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
• Place the third cake layer on top.
  — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
• This is a cake walk compared to that.
  — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• Use foil to lift uncut cake from pan.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026
• This walnut cake starts in a cold oven.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
• Order the crab cake or shrimp and grits.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

cake

2 of 2 verb

• The mud had caked on his boots.
• My sneakers caked tall with snow.
  — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
• Place the bombe, cake side down, on a large rimmed baking sheet.
  — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2020
• Rum is used in place of the water to give this spice cake a kick.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022
• My boots were caked with heavy mud that would weigh me down and refused to come off.
  — Asli Pelit, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level.
  — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
• Cut cake into wedges and serve with a dab of creme fraiche, if desired.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
• It was used in all kinds of recipes from pie to cake to salad dressing.
  — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
• From cobblers to cake, these peach desserts will be on the menu all summer long.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
• Sweet potatoes often have a layer of dirt caked to their skins.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2023
• The hippo was missing one leg, lying on its side and caked in mud.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2018
• Hardcore comic fans will get over the fact she is not caked in makeup.
  — David Betancourt, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
• That warrants cake for breakfast.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• The wallpaper was peeling and cracks in the walls were caked with dirt.
  — Hannah Lucinda Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• Mud was caked on the pavement where the vehicle was pulled from the ditch.
  — Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 20 Sep. 2017
• Transfer to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes.
  — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• His boots were caked in mud and his weariness seemed more than just physical.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• What is the source of the myth of the effect of loud noises and cake baking?
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
• The ghosts of those doubters are eating a large helping of crow — or perhaps cake.
  — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• The wind had sucked leaves from the trees, and a layer of mud was caked everywhere.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2019
• If your gardening tools have rust or caked-on dirt from their last use, vinegar can help.
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
• Use a wire brush and a sanding sponge to remove flaking paint, rust, and caked-on dirt.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 3 Jan. 2019
• Here, a children’s toy store with miniature plastic trucks on the shelves, now caked in dust.
  — TIME.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• Trax showed up at the front door Saturday morning caked in mud.
  — Nick Daschel, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• It was caked in mud and debris, had a couple of bent rims, and two of the tires were almost flat.
  — Glenn E. Rice, kansascity, 27 Feb. 2018
• Save any remaining frosting to help stick spiders and webs to cake.
  — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2020
• As for towels, they'll likely be soaked or caked with mud after every use.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
• Their clothes are caked with salt from sweat, but someone is always willing to tell a story.
  — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• The brown sauce caking the meat was flavorful but not enough so to disguise the dry and chewy pork.
  — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2018
• Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026